539 Scholarship Essay Contests and Rewarding Competitions

Competitions and Essay Contests

We present a number of new fresh scholarship essay contests and creative competitions available if you like challenging tasks with rewards or you consider yourself to be a decent writer. Scholarships help provide financial relief to individuals who are unable to pay for their colleges and universities. If college seems unaffordable right now, below is a list of scholarship essay opportunities and rewarding competitions that are worth trying.

For the essay scholarships students are getting an opportunity to stand out based on their writing. You are evaluated by how you put your thoughts on paper and not on your GPA or community service. The essay competition represents an opportunity for creative students, those with good ideas and those capable of in depth research to stand out.

For the creative rewarding competitions you may need to show some of your outstanding skills in different areas of life such as sports, programming, arts, math, natural and special sciences. If you feel confident on any competitions presented here, do not hesitate to try them out!

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Call For Application: 2024 EFCC Essay Competition for Young Nigerians

Tertiary Category: Winner: N800,000 First Runner-Up: N500,000 Second Runner-Up: N300,000 Secondary Category: Winner: N700,000 First Runner-Up: N400,000 Second Runner-Up: N300,000 ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

2024 Jacaranda FM Business Plan Her Perfect Pitch Competition for female Entrepreneurs

The grand prize winner will receive: R500 000 worth of advertising on Jacaranda FM Conceptualisation, production, and creation of a radio advert, plus digital amplification A Six-week mentorship that covers: Tailor-made business model Research cons... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Africa
  • $$  Varies

Stiftung Entrepreneurship 2024 Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition

There are no cash prizes, scholarships or other financial resources in the CEC. You gain knowledge, contacts, a business plan in the form of the Entrepreneurial Design (as long as you complete it conscientiously) and an official certificate from Stif... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

Tracka``s 2024 Essay Competition for Secondary School Students

Write a 500-word essay on the theme “The Nigerian Utopia.” Include the following details in the email body: First and Last Name School’s Name and Address School’s contact details (Email and phone number) Attach a... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

Encourage Science Initiative 2024 Essay competition For Nigerian Undergraduate Students

1st Position: N50,000 2nd Position: N30,000 3rd Position: N20,000 All winners will also get free mentorship from scholars in their field. ... more details

  •  Bachelor
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

Think Trade, Think Green 2024 Commonwealth Innovative Youth Essay Award

First prize: £1,000 Second and third prizes: £500 each The top three essays will be published as part of the Trade Competitiveness Briefing Series and launched at the  Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samo... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Oman
  • $$  Varies

NESG 2024 Essay Competition for African undergraduate Students

Top 3 Finalists Internship/project grant One year priority access to NESG policy briefs, research papers and macroeconomic outlook. A certification of performance Top 10 Finalists Access to NESG Learning Management System Top 50 Finalists Vir... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Africa
  • $$  Varies

Post-Secondary Scholarship Competition in French as a Second Language, Canada

These scholarships aim to encourage English-speaking students to pursue their post-secondary studies in French, promoting bilingualism while studying in their field of interest. The scholarship amount is $3,000, and 50 awards are available.... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Canada
  • $$  $3,000

Nigeria Malaria and NTDS Youth Corps Essay Competition 2024

The contest is open to individuals aged 15 to 35 ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  N180,000

Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) 2024 Annual Essay Competition

1st Prize – N125,000 & 2 HRM books 2nd Prize N100,000 & 2 HRM books 3rd Prize – N75,000 & 2 HRM books Access to a network of employers for all winners 4 Free registration as student members of CIPM (for non-members) for all p... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  N125,000

Wiki Loves Earth Photography Competition 2024

Prizes 1st Prize - NG 150,000 2nd Prize - NG 100,000 3rd Prize - NG 50,000 Other categories Prizes will be awarded to the best 2 images from each participating fan clubs and hubs Prizes will be awarded to the highest number of contributions from e... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

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Exploration Competition in Canada, 2024

The 2024 Exploration Competition offers grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to two years. This funding supports high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research projects that push boundaries and propose novel, innovative approaches. The grants ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Canada
  • $$  Up to $125,000 per year (including indirect costs)

UNESCO 2024 Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest

First place winners will receive a professional camera. Second place winners will receive a semi-professional camera, and the prize for third place will be a standard-model digital camera.  Around 60 of the best photos from the contest will appe... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

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